On most Fridays, the boys' school has Colt Corral first thing in the morning. All the kids go straight to the gym as they get to school and sit with their class. It's basically an assembly when the principal makes announcements and recognizes students and then there are sometimes performances too.
At the beginning of December, I got this email from on the school counselors ...
Good afternoon!
I just wanted to let you know that Carter was one of a few students celebrated at Colt Corral this morning! Ms. Fitch wanted to recognize him for the excellent character he demonstrates. She shared that Carter always tries his best on every task that is given to him and does an exceptional job at staying focused and working hard! He also has an outstanding ability to stay attentive and to always exhibit excellent behavior!
We are very proud of the excellent example he is, and we just wanted you to know so that you could celebrate him too!
Have a great day,
Alyssa Head
School Counselor
Clovercroft Elementary
We think Carter is pretty awesome but we love when others think so too :)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Christmas Gifts
Our kiddos were spoiled rotten this year!
Granted these were gifts from Santa, us, my mom, Brian's parents, and our sisters.
After opening everything up, Rylan wanted a picture with his haul :)
Granted these were gifts from Santa, us, my mom, Brian's parents, and our sisters.
After opening everything up, Rylan wanted a picture with his haul :)
Opryland
We try to get up to Opryland every year to walk around and see their Christmas decorations. My mom flew in on Christmas Eve and since we were so close, we went up to Opryland after picking her up around 3:30 pm.
It rained the entire day on Christmas Eve so we didn't walk around to see the outdoor decorations. Though it was warm which made the walk to the building from the parking lot at Opry Mills (which is free) much better than normal.
We walked through a little quicker than normal (we probably only stayed an hour) but the boys were getting hungry which meant it was time to head out. It was fun though because there were several new decorations this year and it was also the first year Gray was old enough to really enjoy it!
It rained the entire day on Christmas Eve so we didn't walk around to see the outdoor decorations. Though it was warm which made the walk to the building from the parking lot at Opry Mills (which is free) much better than normal.
We walked through a little quicker than normal (we probably only stayed an hour) but the boys were getting hungry which meant it was time to head out. It was fun though because there were several new decorations this year and it was also the first year Gray was old enough to really enjoy it!
Smith Park Hike
We had a very warm Christmas this year - it got up to the 70s. So while Gray took a nap and Brian worked on his car in the afternoon, my mom and I took the boys to Smith Park to hike and check on our letterboxes.
He hiked about 2 1/2 miles and were able to check on them all.
The last person to find our letterboxes didn't re-hide them well so it was a good thing we checked on them. We've had several finds in the ones we planted last winter ...
One of the things the big boys got from Santa were Garmin Vivofit Jrs (which are activity tracker watches). They were excited to get their step counts up and easily hit the activity goal time of one hour. We'll see how long the excitement lasts!
He hiked about 2 1/2 miles and were able to check on them all.
The last person to find our letterboxes didn't re-hide them well so it was a good thing we checked on them. We've had several finds in the ones we planted last winter ...
One of the things the big boys got from Santa were Garmin Vivofit Jrs (which are activity tracker watches). They were excited to get their step counts up and easily hit the activity goal time of one hour. We'll see how long the excitement lasts!
Elf on the Shelf Finale
On Saturday, December 10th, Mr. Elf asked the boys to make their final lists for Santa (not that they didn't add things later!). He circled the boys dream present (the Lego Death Star) but told them it was too expensive.
Rylan lost his second tooth at dinner on Saturday. On Sunday we found Mr. Elf tied up in floss. We think the tooth fairy and Mr. Elf had a run in over night. Maybe he made her mad???
On Monday we found Mr. Elf swinging from a tire swing that he made from a Lego tire ...
Mr. Elf got a little political on Tuesday ...
On Wednesday Mr. Elf had a sledding accident. When we found him in the morning, he was hanging upside down from his sled on that was on the railing.
When we got home later in the day, Mr. Elf was on the floor behind the Christmas tree - eeekkk!
On Thursday we found him with his leg propped up and wearing a couple of casts ...
On Saturday we found Mr. Elf in a container with a note telling us he wanted to go on a field trip and we were allowed to take him with us that day. The boys were so excited to take him to their basketball games!
On Sunday Mr. Elf was playing Spot It with Mr. Wuf. He also brought with him a new Christmas version of the game.
On Monday Mr. Elf was making a s'more ...
And took some pictures of himself with them ...
Saturday was our last day with Mr. Elf. We found him that morning zip-lining into our Christmas tree!!!
We'll see you next year, Mr. Elf!!!
Rylan lost his second tooth at dinner on Saturday. On Sunday we found Mr. Elf tied up in floss. We think the tooth fairy and Mr. Elf had a run in over night. Maybe he made her mad???
On Monday we found Mr. Elf swinging from a tire swing that he made from a Lego tire ...
Mr. Elf got a little political on Tuesday ...
On Wednesday Mr. Elf had a sledding accident. When we found him in the morning, he was hanging upside down from his sled on that was on the railing.
When we got home later in the day, Mr. Elf was on the floor behind the Christmas tree - eeekkk!
On Thursday we found him with his leg propped up and wearing a couple of casts ...
He appears to have healed quickly and was hanging from a wreath on Friday. He made the boys a countdown to Christmas.
On Saturday we found Mr. Elf in a container with a note telling us he wanted to go on a field trip and we were allowed to take him with us that day. The boys were so excited to take him to their basketball games!
On Sunday Mr. Elf was playing Spot It with Mr. Wuf. He also brought with him a new Christmas version of the game.
On Monday Mr. Elf was making a s'more ...
And on Tuesday he turned our pantry door into a penguin!
On Wednesday Mr. Elf was wearing a creeper mask and had downloaded Minecraft to our iPad. The timing was a great because Carter had the stomach that day (he was up most of the night throwing up) and he was happy to stay home and play Minecraft all day!
On Thursday, Mr. Elf left us a note that he wanted to play hide and seek.
Mr. Elf hid REALLY WELL. The boys could not find him. Carter even looked in the mixer and in the cookie jar and never saw Mr. Elf. I eventually narrowed it down for the boys and told them I saw him in the kitchen and they finally found him!
On Friday, Mr. Elf gave the boys Christmas photo props.
He also made himself some!!!
And took some pictures of himself with them ...
Saturday was our last day with Mr. Elf. We found him that morning zip-lining into our Christmas tree!!!
We'll see you next year, Mr. Elf!!!
Monday, December 19, 2016
Battle on Broadway
This December has been more insane than normal. We have been so busy that I haven't had any time to post (or sleep!). I'm going to try to start catching up soon, promise!!!
Yesterday afternoon we went to Bridgestone Arena to see UT play Gonzaga. We got free general admission tickets and could sit anywhere in the 300 level. We managed to get 5 seats together on the front row.
The boys had room to move around and had no one in front of us blocking our view.
Both Carter and Rylan are playing basketball right now so they seemed to enjoy watching the game since they understand more of what is going on.
Gonzaga was winning by 15-20 points most of the game. But UT rallied at the end and got to within 4. Unfortunately it wasn't enough and Gonzaga won the game. But it got exciting at the end and the big boys really got into it! Gray was perfect the entire game and we enjoyed getting to actually watch the game and not just tend to the kiddos.
Yesterday afternoon we went to Bridgestone Arena to see UT play Gonzaga. We got free general admission tickets and could sit anywhere in the 300 level. We managed to get 5 seats together on the front row.
The boys had room to move around and had no one in front of us blocking our view.
The refillable huge popcorn helped keep them entertained as well! Unfortunately we think Gray ate too much of it because he puked all over me twice last night at bedtime. He's been good this morning so far so we're hoping it was just too much popcorn!!!
Both Carter and Rylan are playing basketball right now so they seemed to enjoy watching the game since they understand more of what is going on.
Gonzaga was winning by 15-20 points most of the game. But UT rallied at the end and got to within 4. Unfortunately it wasn't enough and Gonzaga won the game. But it got exciting at the end and the big boys really got into it! Gray was perfect the entire game and we enjoyed getting to actually watch the game and not just tend to the kiddos.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Elf on the Shelf Friday
Another busy week for Mr. Elf ...
On Saturday morning we found Mr. Elf giving Charlotte some food.
On Sunday we found him relaxing in a hammock. He looked very comfortable!
On Monday, he was a little mischievous and had replaced our toilet paper with duct tape!!!
On Tuesday he was hanging out in a very cool treehouse that he build in our Christmas tree.
On Wednesday we found him feeding bread to some rubber duckies!
We still aren't 100% sure what was going on Thursday!!! The hot dog "people" look very upset about Mr. Elf taking their place in a hot dog bun!
On Friday, Mr. Elf brought the boys their favorite Christmas movies! They were so excited to watch them again!
On Saturday morning we found Mr. Elf giving Charlotte some food.
On Sunday we found him relaxing in a hammock. He looked very comfortable!
On Monday, he was a little mischievous and had replaced our toilet paper with duct tape!!!
On Tuesday he was hanging out in a very cool treehouse that he build in our Christmas tree.
On Wednesday we found him feeding bread to some rubber duckies!
We still aren't 100% sure what was going on Thursday!!! The hot dog "people" look very upset about Mr. Elf taking their place in a hot dog bun!
On Friday, Mr. Elf brought the boys their favorite Christmas movies! They were so excited to watch them again!
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